Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button

2007·

Rubens Barrichello beat Jenson Button 12–5 at Honda in 2007, helped by 6 retirements for Jenson Button. Race-by-race qualifying, finishing and points record.

Rubens BarrichelloJenson Button

7Qualifying10

17 shared races

12Race day5

17 shared races

0Points6

in shared races, as awarded at the time

6Points (today’s rules)19

in shared races, rescored 25-18-15…

Wins: 0/0
Podiums: 0/0
Poles: 0/0
Retirements: 2/6
Best finish: P9/P5
Avg. grid: 15.1/13.9

Race by race

Round-by-round comparison of Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button
R	Grand Prix	Grid	Rubens Barrichello	Jenson Button	Points
1	1Australian Grand Prix	16/14	P11	P15▼	0 / 0
2	2Malaysian Grand Prix	22/15	P11	P12	0 / 0
3	3Bahrain Grand Prix	15/16	P13	Collision	0 / 0
4	4Spanish Grand Prix	12/14	P10	P12	0 / 0
5	5Monaco Grand Prix	9/10	P10	P11	0 / 0
6	6Canadian Grand Prix	13/15	P12	Gearbox	0 / 0
7	7United States Grand Prix	15/13	Collision	P12	0 / 0
8	8French Grand Prix	13/12	P11	P8	0 / 1
9	9British Grand Prix	14/18	P9	P10	0 / 0
10	10European Grand Prix	14/17	P11	Spun off	0 / 0
11	11Hungarian Grand Prix	18/17	P18▼	Throttle	0 / 0
12	12Turkish Grand Prix	22/21	P17▼	P13	0 / 0
13	13Italian Grand Prix	12/10	P10	P8	0 / 1
14	14Belgian Grand Prix	17/12	P13	Hydraulics	0 / 0
15	15Japanese Grand Prix	17/6	P10	P11	0 / 0
16	16Chinese Grand Prix	16/10	P15	P5▲	0 / 4
17	17Brazilian Grand Prix	11/16	Engine	Engine	0 / 0
	Average finish		P12.1	P10.6

How to read this table

The driver ahead in a round is shown in bold, the other in grey. Grid shows Rubens Barrichello / Jenson Button.
P1 a win,P3 a podium,DNF a retirement.
▲ a finish at least 4 places better than that driver’s own average finish this season (see the average row), ▼ at least 4places worse. Retirements are not counted in the average.

Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button in other seasons

Other seasons in which Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button were teammates
Season	Team	Matchup	Quali	Race	Points
2009	Brawn	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	10–7	5–12	77–95
2008	Honda	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	10–8	8–10	11–3
2006	Honda	Rubens Barrichello vs Jenson Button	9–9	5–13	30–56

Rubens Barrichello’s career Jenson Button’s career Honda 2007 season All teammate battles

How these numbers are calculated

Only races both drivers started are counted. Entries that did not qualify, did not pre-qualify or were withdrawn are excluded, as are cars that never left the grid or the garage, and the Indianapolis 500 of 1950–1960.
Until the mid-1960s drivers could share a car during a race. Each driver is compared from the car they started (which sets their grid position), with the best result of any car they drove and the points from all of them, as officially credited.
Qualifying is compared on grid position rather than session times. Session-by-session qualifying data only exists from 1994, while grid position is recorded for over 99% of entries right back to 1950 — including every race of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
On race day the driver classified ahead takes the round. If neither was classified, the one who completed more laps is credited; if both retired on the same lap it is scored as a tie and excluded from the tally.
Points are those awarded at the time and include sprint races from 2021. Where the season used an older system, a second points row rescores every round under the current system so seasons from different eras can be compared.
These are points scored in the races both drivers started, not their season totals: races either missed, or contested alongside a different teammate, are left out. Up to 1990 even full-season totals differ from the championship standings, because only a driver’s best results counted towards the title. In 1988 Alain Prost outscored Ayrton Senna 105 to 94 and still lost the championship. Theseason page has the final standings.